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Titus 1:7 · BSB
1:7 As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money.
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…he desires a good work. An overseer then must be above reproach. So it lists out the qualifications for the elder, for the overseer. And inTitus 1:7, for the overseer must be beyond reproach, as God's spirit, again in that list of qualifications, refers to these men as overseers. So overseers…
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…curiosity and write it down. First Timothy, chapter 3 verses 1 to 11, first Timothy, chapter 3, verse, verses 1 to 11, first Timothy 3, 1, 11, andTitus 1:5 to 9, Titus 1:5 to 9. Now, don't leave that up to the pulpit committee. You're the church. You vote. I vote. You have to know what you're voting for.…
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…and teaching, but eventually their desire is to raise up others that can begin to carry those, you know, roles, and then they move on. Um, in verseTitus chapter 1, verses 5 through 9, it says, This is why, this is Paul writing to Titus. This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained in order and appoint…
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…obviously, there's some ruling capacities, of course. But the primary focus is preaching and teaching the word of God. Listen to this inTitus chapter 1, verses 7 through 9. For an overseer. Okay, so in the New Testament, you have several words here. You have overseer, you know, presbyter, bishop, elder, pastor.…
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…called referent authority, and that is from every point of reference, every perspective, the person deserves your obedience. Paul writes inTitus chapter 1, verse 7 through 9, of this office of elder, they're here called overseer. An overseer, as God's steward, must be above reproach. He must be arrogant, or…
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…be good for us to go to Scripture to see just what an elder is, why we need them, and what they're supposed to do. So for that, we're looking atTitus chapter 1, verses 5 through 9. Titus is one of the so-called pastoral epistles. These were letters written by Paul to his gospel co-workers with guidance on how to set up and…
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…and that job, that job of shepherd comes with specific qualifications. We see that in Titus chapter 1. And guys, maybe you've seen that passage,Titus chapter 1, verses 5 through 9. I don't think I have that as a, as a slide here. No, I don't. But you've, you've probably seen that because we've talked about it when we've,…
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…set the plan. God the Son came and fulfilled the plan. And God the Holy Spirit sealed the plan and guarantees our inheritance. Very important. Now,Titus chapter 1, verse 4 through 9. To Titus, my true child in common faith. So there it is. This is Paul saying, this is the young man I brought up in Christ. And this is the young…
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…They guard what's been given to them. We might say they supervise in the sense of a supervisor who administers someone or something. This is whyTitus chapter 1, verse 7, calls overseers stewards of God's house. They take what's been entrusted to them and they steward it, they direct it, they use it, they guide it,…
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…here because it's a term we don't typically use. Even though Pastor PJ is an overseer, we don't call him overseer PJ, Pastor PJ. But take a look atTitus. Chapter 1, verses 5 through 7. Keep your finger in 1 Timothy 3. We'll be back there in a moment, but I want you to see something in Titus 1. Notice Titus chapter 1 is, so both…
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…in our communities, where we go and where we live. And those things, do not allow us to do that. An overseer, again, must not be a lover of money.Titus 1:7says, no dishonest gain. When you come into ministry of any sort, where you are doing something like this, you are able to become acquainted with…
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…the Potter's House Christian Church. Today I have a message entitled The Spirit of Action. The text we will be working from today is going to beTitus 1 verses 5 through 8if you are following along. There is a quote I found from Grant Cardone. He is a business professional guy that I follow. He is big into real…
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…“An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, prudent, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,” etc. And then inTitus 1:7, another list of qualifications: “The overseer must be above reproach as God’s steward, not self-willed,” etc. So that's how the word is used. The…
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…of his own precious and infallible word My tax today has really taken from 1st Timothy chapter 3 verses 1 through 2 Sava we could also think aboutTitus Chapter 1 verses 5 to 7and First Peter chapter 5, verses 1 to 4. You see my theme today although not the most thrilling of subjects as I've said and prayer, it's an…
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…there to continue the work. And here in verses 5 through 9 this morning, we see the reason why Paul left Titus behind. So let's look there now.Titus chapter 1, verses 5 through 9. If you're using the Pew Bibles there in front of you, you can find that on page 938. So if you didn't bring a Bible of your own, I encourage you…
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…but I do want to read it this morning. I'm just going to talk to you today about how you can make your next pastor very, very successful. But inTitus 1, verse 7, Paul writes these words to Titus, For an observer, for an overseer, rather, as God's manager, must be blameless, not arrogant. You hear that? Not…
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…Not just any man, but a qualified man. And we have in this text, in 1 Timothy, a list of qualifications. We also can see a very similar list inTitus chapter 1, verse 5 through 9. A parallel text. But are these the only qualifications? Certainly we want men giving leadership to read their Bibles and pray. We want these men…
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…like the church is meant to be led. So if you have your Bibles, let's open to Titus 1. We're going to be reading just a few verses, verses 5-9.Titus 1:5-9. Paul writes, the reason I left you in Crete was that you might straighten out what was left unfinished and appoint elders in every town as I…
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